The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has announced that repairs on the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway will require at least two months for full completion.
Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, Ganiyu Hamzat, said ”Following discussions with the contractor and the Controller of Works, it was agreed that a period of about six weeks to a maximum of two months will be used to complete the work. Some of these repairs need time to properly seal.”
According to Hamzat, certain damaged sections of the road have been causing vehicles to collide while trying to dodge oncoming or unsuspecting vehicles.
“We discovered that some of the bad portions of the road cause vehicles, while trying to dodge oncoming or unsuspecting vehicles, to ram into one another, thereby creating unnecessary accidents,” he said.
He noted that progress on ongoing repairs has been slower than expected, adding “Since work has now started, we observed that if we continue at the pace initially adopted, it will take about twice the time originally scheduled. As a result, we decided to re-strategise, and that is what we are doing now”.
“Instead of working on 1 expansion joint at a time, we are now going to work on two expansion joints at a time so that motorists experience the inconvenience once, rather than suffering repeatedly from one section to another. It is better to face it head-on,” he said.
“High-level chemicals are now being used so the repairs can heal faster, reducing the curing period to about seven days before reopening to traffic. By the time this phase is completed, the inward Lagos section of the expressway will be finished, allowing motorists coming into Lagos to heave a sigh of relief,” Hamzat said.
According to him, the FRSC is working in collaboration with other agencies, including LASTMA, the police, the Federal Road Safety Corps, and even the military. He also appealed to motorists tolerate temporary inconveniences for long-term benefits.
